About Us

Alliance Appraisal was established in 1959 as the first full service appraisal firm in the southern San Joaquin Valley of California.

Our goal is to provide efficient, reliable, and professional appraisal, consultation, and litigation support services to our clients. Our staff consists of a General Certified appraiser, a licensed appraiser, and research associates who are experienced in agricultural, commercial, industrial, transitional, water, renewable energy, environmentally sensitive property and business valuation.

We offer our clients a wide range of services, in conformance with the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice, published by The Appraisal Foundation, including appraisal, consultation, management and valuation opinions in self-contained, summary, and restricted reports. We also offer appraisal review, market analysis, expert witness, and litigation support assistance.

 •  Michael Ming, ARA, FRICS started with Alliance Appraisal in 1989. Mr. Ming is a Certified General Real Estate Appraisers in the State of California, and has also been designated as an Accredited Rural Appraiser (ARA) by the American Society of Farm Manager and Rural Appraisers and FRICS by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.  Mr. Ming is a Past President of the California Chapter of the American Societyu of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers. 

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•  Tharrell Ming, ARA, FRICS started with Alliance in 1960. His reputation for conscientious and professional work is nationwide. Mr. Ming is a Certified General Real Estate Appraiser in the State of California and has also been designated as an ARA by the American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers, Fellow Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and as an SRA by the Appraisal Institute.  Mr. Ming is a Past President of the American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers and a Past Chairman of the Appraisal Foundation.

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•  George Cappello started with Alliance in 2008. His experience in production agriculture over the past 30 years adds a high level of expertise in farming practices, water issues, and management that our clients can call upon.